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Photo: Giel Daems. Date: June 2000.

Photo: Giel Daems

Wasserburg am Bodensee, Deutschland (Bayern) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Georg
Municipal: Wasserburg am Bodensee
Region:Schwaben
Address: Halbinselstraße 81, 88142, Wasserburg am Bodensee

Description nr.: 2013607.

Built by: Orgelbauwerkstatt März (1900)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1818 by Franz Anton Kiene

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1818 Franz Anton Kiene  new organ
1900 Orgelbauwerkstatt März  new organ in old case
1920 Gebrüder Späth  maintenance/reparations
1941 Zeilhuber Orgelbau  rebuild

  • In 1818, Franz Kiene completed a new organ for the parish church in Wasserburg at the Bodensee (Lake Constance). It was installed in two separate boxes and had 23 stops. In 1900 the interior was replaced by a new instrument by the company März. In 1920, the organ was renovated by the company Gebr. Späth.
  • Josef Zeilhuber rebuilt the organ in 1941. Since, it has 28 stops on two manuals and pedal.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual I12
- Manual II10
- Pedal6
Total number of stops28
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Manual I: Bordun 16', Prinzipal 8', Gamba 8', Salizional 8', Gedeckt 8', Flaute Amabile 8', Quintatön 8', Oktave 4', Dolce 4', Cornett 5 fach (8'), Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8'.
Manual II: GeigenPrinzipal 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Fugura 4', Traversflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Nachthorn 2', Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Klarinette 8'.
Pedal: Subbass 16', Violonbass 16', Oktavbass 8', Cellobass 8', Quintbass 5 1/3', Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Manual I - Manual II, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II.
Accessories: Freie Kombination, Registercrescendo.

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • The stoplist of Kiene was, according to the prospect of 1816:
    Hauptwerk: Fundament 16', Principal 8', Gamba 8', Copel 8', Dolcean 8', Viola 8', Octav 4', Flöte 4', Biffaro 2 fach (4'), Cornet 4 fach (1 1/2'), Mixtur 6 fach (2').
    Positiv: Flöte 8', Undamaris 8', Principal 4', Spitzflöte 4', Hörnle 4 fach (2'), Vox Humana 8', Fagott 8'.
    Pedal: Subbaß 16', Bordun 16', Violonbaß 16', Bombard 16', Trompon 8'.
    Accessories: Manual Copulation, Pedal Copulation, Tremulant.

  • The original specification of the März organ (1900) was:
    Manual I: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Flaut amabile 8', Gamba 8', Salicional 8', Octav 4', Dolce 4', Octav 2', Cornett 3 fach (5 1/3'), Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8'.
    Manual II: Geigenprincipal 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Vox coelestis 8', Aeoline 8', Traversflöte 4', Fugara 4', Fagott/Clarinette 8'.
    Pedal: Subbaß 16', Violonbaß 16', Octavbaß 8', Cello 8', Quintbaß 5 1/3', Posaune 16'.
    Couplers: Manualkoppel, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II, Superoktavkoppel Manual I.
    Accessories: 4 feste Kombinationen (Piano, Mezzoforte, Forte, Tutti), Zungen ab, Prinzipalchor, Streicherchor, Flötenchor, Schwelltrit (8'-stops of Manual II).

Literature
  • Historische Orgeln in Schwaben / Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas. - München ; Zürich : Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1982. - (Veröffentlichtung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; 94).
  • Orgeln in Schwaben / Georg Brenninger. - München : Bruckmann, 1986.
Other sources
  • Orgeldatenbank Bayern